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| Mark Thomas Lawrenson: Defender |
| Nickname: |
| Date of Birth:
02.06.1957 |
| Squad: number: |
| With the Reds: 1981-1988 |
| Height: 6ft 0in |
| Weight: 11st
7lbs |
| Bought from: Brighton
& Hove Albion |
| Signed for LFC:
Ј900,000 - August 1981 |
| Debut: 29th August 1981 v
Wolverhamptom Wanderers (A) D1 lose 0-1 (Aged 24) |
| Debut goal: 30.09.1981 |
| 1st team
league games: 241 (8 as sub) |
| 1st team
league goals: 11 |
| Total 1st team
games: 356 (10 as sub) |
| Total 1st team
goals: 18 |
| Contract expiry: March
1988 |
| International
caps: 39 (39 as Liverpool) Rep. of Ireland |
| International
goals: 5 |
| International debut:
24.04.1977 vs. Poland |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs:
Preston North End, Brighton & Hove Albion, Tampa Bay (USA), Manager - Oxford United |
| Birth Place:
Preston, Lancashire, England |
Honours: 4 Division One
Championships 81-82, 82-83, 83-84, 85-86, 1 FA Cup 85-86, 3 League Cups 81-82, 82-83,
83-84, 1 European Cup 83-84, 2 Charity Shields 82, 86 (shared), 1 Screen Sport Super
Cup 85/86
Runner Up: 2 Charity Shields 83, 84, 1 European Cup 84-85, 1 European Super Cup 85,
1 World Club Championships 81 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: When Liverpool bought Lawrenson
from Brighton & Hove Albion in 1981 for J900,000, it was a transfer record for both
clubs |
| Website: |
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Total LFC
and other club games/goals *
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
|
Preston North End |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1974-75 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D3 |
|
| 1975-76 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D3 |
|
| 1976-87 |
46 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brighton & Hove Albion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1977-78 |
40 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D2 |
|
| 1978-79 |
39 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D2 |
|
| 1979-80 |
33 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D1 |
|
| 1980-81 |
40 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1981-82 |
37/2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
5/1 |
1 |
1 |
|
56/3 |
4 |
| 1982-83 |
40 |
5 |
3 |
|
8 |
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
55 |
7 |
| 1983-84 |
42 |
|
2 |
|
12 |
|
9 |
|
1 |
|
66 |
|
| 1984-85 |
33 |
1 |
4 |
|
2 |
|
10 |
1 |
1 |
|
50 |
2 |
| 1985-86 |
36/2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
|
|
|
6 |
1 |
56/2 |
5 |
| 1986-87 |
35 |
|
3 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
49 |
|
| 1987-88 |
10/4 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
15/4 |
|
| Total |
233/8 |
11 |
24 |
2 |
50 |
2 |
27/1 |
2 |
13 |
|
346/10 |
18 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 346 |
Started |
|
241 |
League |
| 12 |
On the bench |
|
50 |
League Cup |
| 10 |
Substitute |
|
27 |
European Cup |
| 15 |
Substituted |
|
24 |
FA Cup |
|
|
|
8 |
Screen Sport Super Cup |
|
|
|
4 |
Charity Shield |
|
|
|
1 |
European Super Cup |
|
|
|
1 |
World Club Championship |
Career Milestones for Mark Lawrenson:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
29.08.1981 |
Wolverhamptom |
0-1 |
Molineux |
League |
| 50 |
10.04.1982 |
Manchester C |
5-0 |
Maine Road |
League |
| 100 |
12.03.1983 |
West Ham U |
3-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 150 |
14.01.1984 |
Wolverhamptom |
0-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 200 |
07.11.1984 |
Benfica |
0-1 |
Estadio da Luz |
Europe |
| 250 |
02.11.1985 |
Leicester City |
1-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 300 |
30.09.1986 |
Everton |
4-1 |
Goodison Park |
Other |
| 350 |
24.11.1987 |
Watford |
4-0 |
Anfield |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
30.09.1981 |
72 |
Oulu Palloseura |
7-0 |
Anfield |
Europe |
Update 15.04.2007 |
PROFILE
One of the classiest players in Liverpool history he was a versatile performer of immense
quality, equally adept at centre back, sweeper, full back or in midfield. But it was as
partner to Alan Hansen at the heart of defence that he will be best remembered, many
believing it was the best centre back pairing ever seen in English football.
Preston-born but eligible through parentage for the republic of Ireland, for whom
he won 39 caps, Lawrenson was signed by Bob Paisley from Brighton in August 1981. He cost
a then Liverpool transfer record of J900,000, with Jimmy Case moving in the opposite
direction in a separate J350,000 deal.
Lawrenson, blessed with speed and superb timing, was one of the finest tacklers the
game has seen. Just when an opponent seemed to have run clear Lawrenson's foot would whip
the ball from his path cleanly and incisively, as if by magic. In the air he was equally
formidable.
He was a pivotal figure in Liverpool's cascade of honours under Paisley, Joe Fagan
and Kenny Dalglish until his career was prematurely ended by Achilles damage at the age of
30 in March 1988. Lawrenson became manager of Oxford, later coached at Newcastle and has
now been re-united with Alan Hanson as a BBC football pundit.
Stats Note for Mark Lawrenson:
50 League cup games <-> 49 League cup games
Mark Lawrenson is said to have made 2 starts in the League cup in the 1987/88
season, but according to Liverpool’s Official yearbook he started in 2 League cup games
but also came on as sub on 06.10.1987 vs. Blackburn. In Rothmans he is said to have
replaced John Wark.
His total without this game is 49, but that would not add up to the 50 league cup
games he is listed with in Liverpool – the Ultimate Book of Stats and Facts 1892-2001 by
Dave Ball and Ged Rea (published 2001).
Total LFC
club games/goals for Reserves
|
Reserves |
|
League |
LS Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1984-85 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
| Total |
1 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1982 v Holland, France; 1983 v Holland, Spain, Iceland, Malta, Spain; 1984 v
Iceland, Holland, Malta, Israel, USSR, Norway, Denmark; 1985 v Italy, England, Norway,
Switzerland, USSR, Denmark; 1987 v Belgium, Scotland; 1988 v Bulgaria, Israel (24).
Claim to fame: Making Kevin Keegan realise it was time to hang up
his boots.
Did you know? He briefly managed Oxford after retiring as a player
but quit after future Red Dean Saunders was sold to Derby without his blessing.
Where is he now? Working as a football pundit for the BBC.
Tony Barrett on Mark Lawrenson: "Mark Lawrenson was probably
the greatest tackler Liverpool have ever had. Alan Hansen is still remembered by most
people as our finest centre-half but Lawrenson can't be far behind. He had a telescopic
right leg, which could retrieve the ball from any situation."
Transferred from Preston North End in Brighton & Hove
Albion in July 1977.
Mark Lawrenson in Match's Star Spot
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